The summer triangle is not a constellation, but an celestial asterism made up of three bright stars, Vega, Danube and Altair. They appear during late spring, but are the most visible in the sky for the summer months.

Today, we continue our Vacation Week theme of “deserted island” with a story about navigation and wayfinding. Join one of our museum educators as she reads the Scholastic children’s book The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley, with illustrations by Molly Coxe!

The Discovery Center’s mission is to inspire every generation to reach for the stars, through engaging, artful and entertaining activities that explore astronomy, aviation, earth and space science. So while were closed and while our visitors are finding the best ways to learn at a distance, we’ll be posting some activities here with the goal of helping to enrich kids’ education at home.